The Exodusters: The Great Migration You Haven’t Heard About

from Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast · host Alycia Asai

Before the Great Migration, there was a smaller, yet just as important emigration of Black Americans out of the South. For several months in 1879, thousands of freedmen and their families headed for Kansas, hoping to create a better life for themselves and establish a better future for the children. Learn about the motivation behind this exodus and why it sparked a Senate investigation.Support the show

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